SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Slatt Capital has arranged a $19.7 million loan for the refinancing of Sun Garden Retail Center, a 107,899-square-foot retail property located in San Jose. Slatt Capital secured the fixed-rate, 12-year loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower. Walmart anchors Sun Garden Retail Center, which occupies the former site of the Sun Garden Packing Co., a legacy cannery connected to San Jose’s agricultural roots. Other tenants at the property include Big 5 Sporting Goods, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Chevron and Jack in the Box.
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.5M Sale of Fernwood Terrace Apartments in West Covina, California
by Amy Works
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Fernwood Terrace Apartments in West Covina. A private investor acquired the asset from Fernwood Terrace Apartments LLC for $9.5 million. Gordon Reese of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Tyler Leeson and Drew Holden of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 712 S. Fernwood St., Fernwood Terrace Apartments features 30 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with 24 of the units fully renovated. The community offers a swimming pool, onsite laundry, controlled access and 43 parking spaces.
— By Caleb Hodge of KWP Real Estate — The Los Angeles office market is undergoing a transformation. Finally. Downtown LA and most of the submarkets were decimated following the pandemic, but leasing activity is increasing. In fact, the fourth quarter of last year saw the highest annual leasing activity since the pandemic was officially declared “over,” according to Savills Research and Data Services. How is this possible? The answer lies in the evolving identity of office spaces, which is driven by the demand for creative office. Despite increased asking rates in certain submarkets, Los Angeles is still a tenant-driven office market. The rub is that hybrid-working models continue to, at times, complicate leasing decisions. Fortunately, highly sought-out creative office space in Los Angeles offers two key incentives: premium amenities and functional, innovative office designs. Creative office space may still be considered niche, but the amenities and design layouts are critical when bringing employees back to the office. In fact, those attributes are highly desired by most modern office workers, whether their industry or physical space is considered “creative” or not. With traffic being a constant factor in LA, centrally located offices with easy commutes for a majority of workers …
LOS ANGELES — SF Capital has secured $56.2 million in life insurance company financing for a mixed-use retail and office portfolio located in Southern California. The 368,000-square-foot portfolio includes 215,000 square feet of office space and 153,000 square feet of retail space. The financing was arranged through SF Capital’s life company correspondent loan program. Additional terms of the financing were not released.
SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $27.6 million loan to refinance Torrey Hills Center, an 86,467-square-foot retail center located in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego. Vons Market anchors the center. Originally built in 2005, the property is 98.4 percent leased to a mix of 26 tenants including Orangetheory Fitness, Starbucks Coffee, Wells Fargo and JETSET Pilates. Greg Brown, John Marshall, Spencer Seibring and Allie Black of JLL’s Debt Advisory team represented the borrower, a national real estate investment and management firm, in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a correspondent insurance company.
Colliers Arranges $6.5M Sale of Hannigan’s Mini Storage Facility in Hollister, California
by Amy Works
HOLLISTER, CALIF. — The De Jong | Becher Self Storage Team at Colliers has arranged the sale of Hannigan’s Mini Storage facility in Hollister. Mechanics Banks, as trustee for the John A Maki Trust, sold the asset to National Storage Affiliates for $6.5 million. Located at 180 San Felipe Road, the fully stabilized self-storage facility features 330 units in 29,926 rentable square feet. The property will transition to Right Space Storage management and branding at close.
Joint Venture Buys 1,435-Unit Self-Storage Portfolio in San Francisco Bay Market for $44.2M
by Amy Works
VALLEJO AND SONOMA, CALIF. — Harvest Properties, in joint venture with New York Life Real Estate Investors (NYLREI), has acquired two self-storage facilities in Vallejo and Sonoma in separate transactions totaling $44.2 million. In total, the properties offer 1,435 self-storage units. The joint venture has engaged Extra Space to manage both properties. The partnership purchased Best Self Storage, an 80,000-square-foot drive-up facility with 516 units at 155 Fremont Drive and Mafei Road in Sonoma, and Vallejo Self Storage, a 76,000-square-foot property with 919 climate-controlled units at 384 Fairgrounds Drive in Vallejo. The JLL Storage Capital Markets team represented the seller in the Vallejo Self Storage transaction.
VALENCIA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an industrial property located at 28218-28230 Constellation Road in Valencia. Watercress Holdings acquired the asset from 28230 Constellation LLC for $13.6 million. At the time of sale, approximately 23,000 square feet of the 60,474-square-foot building was vacant, while the remaining space is occupied by long-term tenants SCP Pool and Scooter’s Jungle. Watercress Holdings plans to make significant investments in the property, including upgrades to the exterior, roof, common areas and a complete remodel of the vacant unit. Sam Glendon of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
BALDWIN PARK, CALIF. — Big Dalton LLC has acquired a 24-unit apartment property located at 3541-3545 Big Dalton Ave. in Baldwin Park from HP Big Dalton for $6.3 million. Eric Chen and Justino Fa’aola of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal. The community offers two-bedroom floor plans, with 50 percent of the units designed as single-story bungalows. Units feature quartz countertops, vinyl and carpeted flooring, wall-mounted AC units, select kitchen appliances, in-unit washer and dryer and private or shared patios.
Storm Properties Buys Industrial Outdoor Storage Property in Santa Ana, California for $5.9M
by Amy Works
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Storm Properties, a subsidiary of Torrance, Calif.-based Storm Industries, has acquired an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) property in Santa Ana from an undisclosed seller for $5.9 million. Located at 4320 W. 1st St. and 201 S. Mountain View St., the 2.5-acre site features an 11,300-square-foot industrial building and a large and fully fenced concrete yard. The building offers 800 amps of 120/208 volt power, ground-level loading, 16-foot ceiling clearance, as well as infrastructure for food-related operations, such as a walk-in closet and freezer and two commercial ice-making towers. Storm Properties has retained Scott Read of Newmark to market the currently vacant facility for lease.